Comments on: 100 Greatest Women, #77: Helen Cornelius

By: DJ

DJ — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 23:26:15 +0000

You’re right, Wayne. He didn’t throw her off the bus. He did throw her stage clothes off the bus after he’d destroyed most of them. I could go on and on about this, but won’t. I actually thought they were very good singing together. But other than that, they weren’t very good together.

By: David

David — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:39:33 +0000

Nice and very interseting post you’ve got here

By: Wayne

Wayne — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:00:41 +0000

Actually, Jim Ed didn’t throw her off of the bus.. He threw some of her clothes off of the bus. Other things happened as well.. He didn’t take her rejection well..
After the Nashville On The Road contract was up at the end of 1980, I was her drummer for about a year.. I heard all of the little tales about that deal.
She had one helluva voice, but hard to sing harmony with.. She had perfect pitch so while we thought we were sounding great, she’d say something wasn’t right.. We had no idea who was out.. But other than that, she was great to work for… unless her hubby Jerry started his nonsense and get her upset.. But that was then and this is now.. Was a fun ride.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:37:08 +0000

I saw Helen and Jim Ed at the Opry they where awesome

By: newton luis cornelius

newton luis cornelius — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:23:54 +0000

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By: Dee London

Dee London — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:55:15 +0000

Sorry that was meant to read that I disagree with the first comment by Paul W!

By: Dee London

Dee London — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:54:01 +0000

I totally disagree with the last comment. Helen Cornelius has always been able to sing on her own without support. She is what is referred to in the business as a singers’ singer!

I enjoy jim ed brown but he’s always had to have support to be noticed (with the exception of pop-a-top which of course was unknown outside of the US), and that was either with Helen or with his sisters, who are far superior singers than he!

By: Rodney in South Carolina

Rodney in South Carolina — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:49:51 +0000

I can remember listening to Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius during my weekly trips to my grandmother’s house. Their voices meshed well together…a great duo! On another note, I really am enjoying this series of articles on the greatest women of Country. As a man, I know that I’m in the minority when I say that I LOVE to listen to the women of country more so than the men. As a genre, country music is blessed with some of the most talented ladies whose voices bring comfort, soul, harmony and beauty to our lives. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:41:58 +0000

I’ve seen Helen Cornelius on three occasions, one with Jim Ed Brown and twice as a solo act, most recently in 2003. She is an energetic performer who still (as of 2003) puts on a good show but really isn’t a top-flight vocalist. Her recordings with JEB are far superior to anything she did as a solo act. The JEB-HC pair was not a pairing of equals, it was of a slightly faded star with a virtual unknown, a pairing that breathed some life into both careers for a brief period of time. Of the woman you have listed in your top 100, Ms Cornelius would be somewhere around #99 in my estimation